Nanda Kishore is the new chairman of the AP Medical Council

Dr. Nanda Kishore | Photo credit: Special arrangement

Garlapati Nanda Kishore has been elected chairman of Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC) while K. Venkata Subba Naidu has been selected as vice-chairman, director of secondary health and returning officer for elections, KVN Chakradhar Babu announced on Wednesday.

Elections to the two top posts were held at the APMC office in Vijayawada on Wednesday. The current Medical Board is a 25-member body with 13 members elected by registered physicians from across the state, eight nominated positions and four ex-officio members. Everyone took part in the voting on Wednesday.

Sixteen members voted for Dr. Nandu Kishore, an ENT specialist from Guntur and member of the central working committee of IMA, AP

After completing MBBS from Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada and Master of Surgery in ENT from Andhra Medical College, Dr. Nanda Kishore served as Consultant ENT Surgeon, HoD and Associate Professor at Katuri Medical College. Dr. Nanda Kishore has nine years of teaching experience.

The chairman’s term of office is two years, while elections to the council are held once every five years.

Dr. AS Sreehari Rao, AV Subba Reddy and Swarna Geetha were elected as Executive Members.

Meanwhile, the Health Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) opposed the election process, saying that the elections were conducted through a system of nominated members, which is against the spirit of democracy.

In a statement on Wednesday, HRDA alleged that the election process lacked fairness and impartiality and that the views of elected members were disregarded.

Published – 03 Jun 2026 20:48 IST